The article details a rigorous testing process for evaluating various juicers, focusing on their capacity to handle a variety of fruits and vegetables. Juicers underwent taste tests, yield comparisons, and 'torture tests' to assess durability and performance under suboptimal conditions. The article also differentiates between centrifugal and masticating juicers, explaining how their mechanics affect their ability to process various produce types. Additional considerations included noise levels and cleaning ease, ensuring comprehensive evaluations for each device.
As of the most recent round of testing (January 2025), we also subjected each device to 'torture tests' by intentionally not following instructions: loading produce in the wrong order, failing to chop ginger or pineapple, and leaving lemon in its peel, to see which devices spin fruitlessly or jam up sadly with fiber and pulp.
We test each device with a decibel meter, noting when it's much louder or quieter than the 65 decibels one might reach during polite conversation.
A centrifugal juicer offers speed and a lot of power. In essence, it operates a bit like a blender with an added mesh screen to separate juice from pulp.
The power and speed mean centrifugal juicers are often whizzes at processing roots, pineapples, and other harder or dense-fibered produce that might pose difficulty for a slow-press auger.
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